BY RACHEL LELAND
Pearland to tap new water resource
By the numbers
Data shows Pearland’s water demand has risen along with the 15.41% population increase between 2016-21. Annual gallons of water used
Pearland’s water demand has risen with the population increase. Adding the third source of water will go a long way to safeguard the city’s water reserves, especially during drought, Director of Utilities David Sohns said. The city can process 34 million gallons of water per day. When the Surface Water Treatment Plant becomes operational in January, that number will climb to 44 million gallons, which will reduce impacts to the city’s water sources.
Pearland officials have water on their minds as the city continues to grow. The city relies on 10 local wells and water sourced from the Trinity River Basin, but by the end of the year, Pearland officials hope to access water from the Brazos River Basin, which will be processed through the soon- to-be-completed $175 million Surface Water Treatment Plant. Pearland saw a 15.41% population increase from 2016 to 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and data from the city shows
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Pearland water supplies The new water treatment plant will increase Pearland’s daily millions of gallons of water produced by 29%.
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SOURCE: CITY OF PEARLAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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Future supply
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1.7M gal.
The bottom line
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City officials said the Surface Water Treatment Plant will play a big role in greater water independence for Pearland. “If one of our wells were to be compromised or a motor go out ... or the drought conditions on the Trinity River were to worsen, ... then that absolutely could impact our available source water,” Sohns said.
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SOURCE: CITY OF PEARLAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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